On 3/8/10 11:38 , dxAce wrote:


I think I'm beginning to figure myself out!

At one period in my life, I was used to telling someone to do
something, and I
expected it to be done. No explanations needed.

At one time if I said 'go dig a hole over there', I didn't expect to
deliver a long
winded explanation of why I wanted the hole dug.

That has followed me through the rest of my life.


In the military, there's a kind of clarity. You know your place
in things. You know your responsibilities. You get up in the
morning, you know your mission, your purpose, and the expectations
on you.

It's a more structured and orderly life. Less chaotic. Which, of
course, clears your mind for the duties at hand should you find
yourself in combat, where training becomes autonomic.

Out in the civilian world, things are not so clear.

Life in the civilian world...


...is High School.


Clarity is the instrument of frustration there.